Where does “peshtemal” come from?
peshtemal (English) comes from Turkish peştamal, from Ottoman Turkish پشتمال, from Persian پشتمال, from Persian پشت, from Proto-Iranian *pr̥štáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥štʰás, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥-sth₂-ós, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
peshtemal (English): A traditional cotton towel used in Turkish baths
Definitions
- A traditional cotton towel used in Turkish baths
Ancestry of “peshtemal”, step by step